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National Voices and NESTA have published evidence that peer support can help people feel more knowledgeable, confident and happy and less isolated and alone. We explore what peer support is, whether it can really deliver benefits and how it can be implemented.

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In this blog Don Redding from National Voices and Halima Khan from NESTA argue that peer support is a key building block in enabling people with long term conditions to successfully manage in the 99% of time they are not in direct contact with healthcare professionals.

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This report summarises evidence from more than 1000 studies of peer support. It sets out what peer support is, who is involved, the different types of support that can be offered, ways it can be provided, where it might be made available and when it might be offered. It sets out the evidence for the effectiveness of different kinds of peer support in relation to people's experience and emotions, changes in behaviour and health outcomes and changes in service usage and cost.

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This toolkit sets out the definition of peer support, evidence for the effectiveness of peer support in supporting people with mental health problems, its underpinning principles, and some models for providing it.

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This guide is written for decision makers within councils and their partners (e.g. voluntary and community sector organisations involved in care and support planning) to help them better understand the requirements of the Care Act inrelation to Care and Support Planning for adults and carers. Although it is primarily intended for local authorities, it provides up-to-date knowledge on the process and an important insight into the overlap and integration needed between health and social care.

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This brief three and a half minute video features a series of patients, health professionals and others setting out why peer support works in helping people with long term conditions and its benefits. It includes particular reference to diabetes.

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This report sets out what peer support is, its relationship to person-centred care and the evidence for its benefits. It argues that there is a need for a system wide approach to providing evidence-based, standardized and flexible peer support that improves health and humanizes care.

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This rapid review summarises evidence on: what health coaching is; its impact on people's attitudes, behaviour, health status and service utilisation; the groups most likely to benefit from coaching; and how to recruit and train health coaches. It provides an excellent introduction to health coaching for anyone with an interest in introducing it locally.